SportsNation Blog Archives Chad Johnson

The Miami Dolphins released Chad Johnson on Sunday night, one day after he was arrested and charged with domestic battery. The 34-year-old wide receiver is coming off his worst NFL season since entering the league in 2001. Does Johnson have anything left in the tank to give to a team?

Will he contribute?

At age 34 and in his 12th NFL season, how much would Chad Johnson be able to help a team?

How much of a contributor would Chad Johnson be to a NFL team?

66%

Minor contributor

26%

Not a contributor

8%

Major contributor

(Total votes: 52,050)

MTandrei: "The question becomes whether or not another team takes a chance on him. I say no, but you never know."

pmully.94: "he sucked in camp. His skills obviously diminished by the time he got to NE. His superstar ego has yet to come to reality and realize he's a below average receiver."

Panther726: "If the Seahawks took a chance on T.O. then I would think some team is going to pick him up."

Kpowell0710: "Great move by the Dolphins not to keep him but he was seriously the best WR on the team......1-800-plaxico"

On Thurday, "First Take" debated which new wide receiver will have the biggest impact on his new team. Randy Moss, Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson have either struggled of late or been out of football entirely, but they're all looking to recapture their talent this season. Christian Fauria thinks Moss will make the 49ers real contenders, but Skip Bayless isn't so sure -- he has Chad Johnson as his sleeper pick. What's your take?

SportsFan4147: "Chad unlike T.O. has always kept his "stunts" fun and ENTERTAINING, yet people wanna hate on him for being charismatic and entertaining, whereas T.O. has always had an "all about ME" under tone to his antics, so I get the hate there, but I'll NEVER understand why Chad is hated on for being entertaining, fun and engaging with fans!!"

thecusefan94: "Has anybody else noticed he hasn't been good since he was Chad Johnson?"

TheeLyrixx: "Now that he's back to being the old Chad Johnson, i hope he re-emerges in the nfl with stats to match the old Chad Johnson. Good Luck Chad! "

stevenwenk: "Good move, maybe he will stop talking and being flashy, get back to being Johnson and playing football."

On Monday, "First Take" debated Chad Ochocinco possibly signing with the Dolphins. Miami is working out Ochocinco right now for the receiver-starved Dolphins, and Skip Bayless thinks it's a good idea, as Ochocinco will be returning to his hometown. Stephen A. Smith didn't like the fit at first, but given that Ocho will be back in the limelight, it'll probably help his game. What's your take?

The Patriots released Chad Ochocinco after trying to trade him on Thursday. Would you want your favorite team to give him a shot?

Slap_Monkey: "He's 34. He's done. Any team dumb enough to sign him will get next to nothing."

WhoDeyArmy: "I dislike what Chad Johnson morphed into with the whole "Ochocinco" thing. However, to say he's always been about "running his mouth" or "he never cared about football" is simply incorrect. Many people forget that clown led either his conference or the league in receiving yards for 5 straight seasons. All that playing with the Bengals. "

jcromo35713: "To me, it was a chemistry problem between either him and Brady or him and the coach. He was an all pro before, so why all of a sudden he is not. If you have talent like this on the field, tell me why you cant just tell the man to go out for a pass and run a slant in the process or go deep."

tiznizzle12: "Chad Johnson is great for football in general. Always been entertaining and never put his teamates down. I hope he goes to a competitive team that can get him the ball."

addisojc5: "He needs to go get his, for lack of a better term, "swag back" and go to a team with a simpler playbook. No matter how annoying it was he was better when he was the cocky wide receiver with that over the top celebrations, that's who he is. He needs to think he is the best WR on the planet to play good again."

craigdove: "He should go to a team like Cleveland or Jville which sounds crazy i know. They need WR bad. This coming from a Bengal fan. If he goes somewhere where no established WR is really in place he'd excel, but in NE Brady already had his favorites and they butted heads."